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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1964

Page

3

Democrats Re-elect Athens County Committee Officers

Athens County Democrats re-elected central and executive committee officers at a reorganization in the common pleas courtroom. Chairman William A. Lavelle won a fourth term with E. B. Young as vice chairman and Hazel Coons as secretary.

Athens County Common Pleas William A. Lavelle E. B. Young Hazel Coons Nelsonville C. E. Handley Glouster Grover Koon Trimble Lavelle Lenore Sickels New Marshfield William Hoffman Athens Harry Crewson Central Committee Kenneth

Lions Club Honors Members At Banquet Ceremony

Lions Club honored William Chan nell and H C Rutter as Lions of the Year at a Tuesday evening ladies night banquet at the Sportsman Grill. Officers were installed with Cecil McGlone as new president and Kent Bumpass named zone chairman.

William Channell H. C. Rutter Sportsman Grill Kent Bumpass Zone Cecil McGlone C. William Rose Jerome Myers Ramon Noel Channell Lester Moench Dudley Bumpass Lions Club Rutter Messenger Newsphoto

Mercury Tops 93 in Athens as Heat Persists

Athens saw a peak of 93 degrees Tuesday with cooler air arriving Wednesday. Municipal Court heard the case of William J. Dooley, 71, of 28 Race St., who pleaded innocent to a driving while intoxicated charge and was held on a $250 bond with the proceeding continued.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer William J. Dooley Race St

County Court Fines Three in Disturbance and Intoxication

County Court fines three individuals fifteen dollars and costs each but suspends the fines. Lola Hale and Robert Hale of Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty to intoxication charges. George W. Gross of Albany Route 2 was found guilty of disturbing the peace by his wife Dorothy. All cases were handled by sheriff's deputies.

George Schoonover Lola Hale Robert Hale Athens Margaret Gilkey George W. Gross Albany Dorothy

Shelter Openings At Arms Hospital Admits Patients

Admitted Brenda Tucker Glouster Route 3 Marlene Knight Chauncey Edward Beckett Athens Mrs Gerald Cunningham Athens Route 2 and daughter Mrs James R Williams Frost Route 1 and son.

Brenda Tucker Glouster Marlene Knight Chauncey Edward Beckett Athens Gerald Cunningham James R. Williams Frost

Botanist to discuss algae growth in public water

Dr. G. W. Prescott of Michigan State University will discuss the link between fish die-off and algae growth in public water supplies. The lecture in Porter Hall Room 210 Thursday at 7 30 p m is sponsored by Ohio University botany department and Graduate College.

G. W. Prescott Michigan State University Porter Hall

County Court Jury Acquits Coolville Man

A County Court jury acquitted Stanley Road of Coolville on a sheriff department charge of driving while intoxicated filed April 13. Merrill Chase was foreman and the jurors included Alice Mae Reeves Mildred Perry Marlene Barnhart Goldie Russell Lucille Lanning Olive Brookover Alms Wagoner June E. Williams Gladys Coggeshall Sheldon Lowry.

Stanley Road Coolville Sheriff Department Merrill Chase Alice Mae Reeves Mildred Perry Marlene Barnhart Goldie Russell Lucille Lanning Olive Brookover Alms Wagoner June E. Williams Gladys Coggeshall Sheldon Lowry

Hootenanny winners heard by Kiwanis

Athens Kiwanians welcomed the Rustics from Ohio University as the all campus hootenanny winners. The group performed eight numbers featuring Charyl Everly Sally Keppler Jennifer Stokely and Don Montgomery.

Athens Kiwanians The Rustics Ohio University Charyl Everly Sally Keppler Jennifer Stokely Don Montgomery

Planes High School baccalaureate speaker corrected

The Plains High School baccalaureate will be at 10 30 a m Sunday May 24 in the school auditorium with Mrs Alice Mackey as speaker per H W Humphrey executive head A previous county school office notice had listed a different speaker and time. The Athens Chapter Izaak Walton League meets 7 30 p m Thursday at the clubhouse. A film Kentucky Vacation Wonderland will be shown with refreshments. The fire department emergency squad responded to Peden Stadium at 2 16 p m Tuesday when Jay Morrow 19 Gamertsfelder Hall was overcome by heat exhaustion aid declined. Names Florence Curry and Richard Everett were omitted from a list of Ames Bern High School seniors receiving diplomas May 24. Constitution Lodge 426 F AM will meet 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple.

Alice Mackey Plains High School H. W. Humphrey Athens Izaak Walton League Kentucky Fire Department Peden Stadium Jay Morrow Gamertsfelder Hall Ames-Bern Florence Curry Richard Everett

Tillich Delivers Final Kennedy Lecture at Ohio University

Dr. Paul Tillich spoke to about 1400 attendees at Memorial Auditorium on the Decline and Validity of Idea of Progress. He argued technological progress lacks moral and cultural advance and emphasized that true progress requires understanding human nature and ethical development.

Paul Tillich Kennedy Ohio University Tillich Memorial Auditorium

Two Youths Fined For Hubcap Theft In Municipal Court

Clyde L. Rosenbaum and Thomas W. Maiden pleaded guilty to stealing four auto hubcaps. Each was fined 100 dollars plus costs after police recovered the caps hidden near the former State Highway Garage on Hudson Avenue following a report from a witness.

Clyde L. Rosenbaum Morris Ave Thomas W. Maiden Reed Hall David N. Keller Athens Keller Hudson Ave Charles Cochran State Highway

School Site Not Decided for New Consolidated High School

Alexander school board met with architect William E Kellam to plan the new consolidated high school. Site choice blocked by fuel and gas line availability. M D Lohr hopes a decision at the next regular meeting.

Alexander School William E. Kellam Kellam and Folley Consolidated High School M. D. Lohr

Protestant Church Unions Seen as Economic as Well as Spiritual

Dr. Paul Tillich, lecturing at Ohio University on a Kennedy visit, said church unions have economic and spiritual value but may not be feasible for all Protestant groups. He noted grassroots moves outpacing church members and predicted more unions, while ruling out Protestant Catholic merger.

Paul Tillich Doctor Tillich Ohio University

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Democrat Committee Kerr Raymond Augustine Sugar Creek Robert Guess the Plains 1 Maxine Smith Chauncey 1 Lewis McBride Ponticus Jones Myers Funk Russell Walters Marion Riggs Armbruster McBride Roy Robinson O. J. Copley Chillicothe Art Fisher Dan Cole Marietta Earl] Hooper Burton DeVeau Kiwanis Rotary Clubs Mercury Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens County Savings & Loan Co W. Union St Athens, Ohio Dale E. Shultz Christmas Club Money Order Service Waltonians Masons Constitution Lodge 426 F&am Masonic Temple Prussia Europe University of Berlin Germany Hitler Union Theological Seminary America Union Harvard Divinity School S. Court Paul Efa University of Chicago John XXIII Chicago Jamaica Bermuda Blue Chambray Wash Wear Dacron
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